Tyron Woodley responds to 'idiot' Colby Covington's callout: 'He just got out struck by a BJJ guy'

Tyron Woodley was listening to Colby Covington’s post-fight speech after beating Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 119, and it’s clear the UFC welterweight champion wasn’t impressed.

Covington (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) picked up the biggest victory of his career on Saturday when he bloodied Maia (25-8 MMA, 19-8 UFC) for a unanimous decision win in the FS1-televised co-main event at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. Afterward, he cut a harsh promo on both the country of Brazil and Woodley (18-3-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC).

Woodley was clearly watching the fight live, and he was not only critical of Covington’s performance, but also took a shot at the UFC itself for promoting a fighter he considers to be a disrespectful “idiot” (via Twitter):

There were many people who were put off by Covington’s antics. “Chaos” had to be rushed from the octagon by security as fans showered him with trash. Contenders such as Kamaru Usman and Rafael dos Anjos voiced their displeasure, but the fact one of Covington’s American Top Team teammates Antonio Silva took a shot at him was telling (via Instagram):

Colby you are an anti professional and dirty person…………… Colby treina em minha equipe ATT mais foi um FDP falar mal dos brasileiros pois ele treina com brasileiros e respeito é tudo na vida de um ser humano.

A post shared by Antonio Silva (@bigfootsilva) on Oct 28, 2017 at 9:45pm PDT

“Colby trains at my team ATT but was a son of a bitch for saying bad things about Brazilians. Because he trains with Brazilians and respect is everything in a human being’s life.”

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